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Heatercathodeshort · 25th Feb 2015, 8:55 pm

Hello Steve,
This is an Ultra 6624 fitted with the Thorn 850 chassis. I have had this around for very many years but the Monday night before Christmas 2013 it took a 3ft fall onto a concrete floor. The cabinet fell into 4 pieces but other than that it has survived intact. I have repaired the case [easy] but it needs a good check over to return it to full glory. They do give an excellent picture when operating correctly.
[The Pye V4's test card puts it to shame and it's ten years older!]
Note the repositioned mains dropper on your compact version. It must have got a bit warm! I don't know how they crammed it all in.
The cabinet dates from the 405 line only version, the Ferguson 3600 series so I guess they had a lot of cabinets left over. Regards, John

25th Feb 2015, 8:55 pm	#21
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Thorn 850 chassis - tuning problem Hello Steve, This is an Ultra 6624 fitted with the Thorn 850 chassis. I have had this around for very many years but the Monday night before Christmas 2013 it took a 3ft fall onto a concrete floor. The cabinet fell into 4 pieces but other than that it has survived intact. I have repaired the case [easy] but it needs a good check over to return it to full glory. They do give an excellent picture when operating correctly. [The Pye V4's test card puts it to shame and it's ten years older!] Note the repositioned mains dropper on your compact version. It must have got a bit warm! I don't know how they crammed it all in. The cabinet dates from the 405 line only version, the Ferguson 3600 series so I guess they had a lot of cabinets left over. Regards, John Attached Thumbnails